Mark Sanford Wins South Carolina Special Election, Pulling Off Huge Political Comeback

Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has won the special
election for South Carolina's First District Congressional seat,
defeating Democratic candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch by a
landslide, according to the AP.

The victory
completes a major comeback for Sanford, whose political career
was considered over after he was caught lying about an
extramarital affair in 2009 and made the phrase "hiking the
Appalachian Trail" a new euphemism for philandering.

Given
Sanford's past, Democrats had high hopes of winning the deep-red
South Carolina district. Sanford suffered several
setbacks, including losing
funding from the Republican National Congressional Committee
after his ex-wife announced she was suing him for
trespassing.